T he heart is the body's hardest-working muscle. Whether you're awake or asleep, or exercising or resting, your heart is ...

Chen, H. and Xu, W. (2025) Ultrasound Revealed Right Atrial Tumor Thrombus in a Patient with Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report. Yangtze Medicine, 9, 125-130. doi: 10.4236/ym.2025.92010 .

Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: An Increasingly Frequent Complication of Cardiac Procedures Cheng E Chee; Haraldur Bjarnason; Abhiram Prasad Disclosures Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2007;4 (4):226-230.

We performed an ultrasound examination of the heart, which showed that the tip of the catheter is not located in the left ventricle but near the coronary sinus in the right atrium and that it is ...

Resuscitative balloon occlusion of the inferior vena cava (REBOVC) to abate massive hemorrhage in retrohepatic vena cava injuries. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017;83 (6):1041-1046. doi:10.1097/TA ...

Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is when something -- usually a cancerous tumor -- blocks or pinches the superior vena cava, a major vein that carries blood from your chest, neck, and head to ...

The tricuspid valve sits between the right atrium and right ventricle of the heart. Tricuspid regurgitation occurs because the tricuspid valve does not close properly during systole. It can result in ...

The superior vena cava begins behind the sternum (breast bone) near the right first rib. It travels down and drains into the right atrium at the level of the third rib.

Scimitar syndrome, a rare congenital heart disease, involves an anomalous pulmonary venous return where the right pulmonary veins return to the inferior vena cava instead of the left atrium. It is ...

A right-sided superior vena cava (SVC) drained exclusively into the left atrium ( Figure 1 ). This finding was confirmed by an intravenous injection of agitated saline in the left antecubital area ( ...

The superior vena cava is a part of the venous system. It collects blood that drains from the head, neck, upper chest, and arms back toward the heart. The blood returns to the right part of the ...